• Grain Market Update
• Active Insect Pests
• Wheat Harvest Update
• Kansas Agricultural Weather

 

 

00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien passes along his latest price probability projections for corn and soybeans for the marketing year, and talks about how the row crop markets are fully attuned to this weekend's weather in the Corn Belt, during his weekly segment on the grain market trends

 

00:11:50 – Active Insect Pests: K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth alerts producers about the presence of green cloverworms in soybeans, blister beetle swarms in alfalfa, and grasshoppers just about everywhere...and what should, or shouldn't, be done about these respective pests

 

00:22:50 – Wheat Harvest Update: Today's Kansas wheat harvest update features Extension agricultural agent Allen Baker of Wichita County in west-central Kansas. Plus, this week’s Wheat Scoop

 

00:30:50 – Kansas Agricultural Weather: K-State climatologist Mary Knapp reports on Kansas agricultural weather

 

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

 

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